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On March 6, 2009, the Delta II launch vehicle carrying the Kepler spacecraft<\/a> lifted off from Launch Complex 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.<\/p>\n

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In May 2009, Kepler started to hunt for other Earth-like planets in our galaxy.<\/a> The technique used by Kepler to discover exo-planets is called transits. The large field of view of the Kepler telescope simultaneously captures the light of a very large number of stars in the Cygnus and Lyra constellations.<\/p>\n

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Kepler scientists already announced the discovery of five exoplanets named Kepler 4b, 5b, 6b, 7b, and 8b.<\/a> The data collected by Kepler was also used to detect the atmosphere of the HAT-P-7b giant gas planet.<\/a> <\/p>\n

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Kepler is expected to be operational until at least November 2012. Scientists hope to discover exo-planets in the habitable zone of other stars. The habitable zone is a region around a star where water can exist in liquid form on the surface of a planet. You can find more information about Kepler on NASA’s Kepler Mission website.<\/a><\/p>\n

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